Description
Covering all of the major subject areas of this complex field, Clinical Pathology Board Review, 2nd Edition, is the ultimate guide for those preparing to take certification, recertification, and specialty board exams. This essential study guide has been revised from cover to cover, making it an excellent review tool for exam prep as well as a handy update for practicing pathologists who want to stay current with the latest advancements in the field.- Covers all of the major subject areas of clinical pathology tested on the Clinical Pathology board exam, including chemistry, hematology, coagulation, microbiology, immunology (including HLA testing), transfusion medicine (including therapeutic apheresis), cytogenetics, and molecular diagnostics.- Contains multiple-choice questions (including hundreds of new questions) offered in a format that mimics that of the actual test, along with brief explanations of why answers are correct or incorrect.- Includes questions that integrate various areas of clinical pathology, as well as questions that bridge concepts in clinical pathology with those in anatomic pathology.- Shares the knowledge and expertise of new section editors and authors who bring fresh perspectives, and features an all-new organization and greatly revised content throughout.- Addresses key topics such as toxicology and therapeutic drug monitoring, endocrine pathology, and cancer biomarkers.- Helps you review key concepts in laboratory medicine, correlate them to the associated clinical or laboratory information, and apply them to the diagnosis and management of human disease.- Provides online access to all of the questions in the print book, along with additional interactive questions.
Table of Contents
SECTION 1: LABORATORY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT1. Laboratory Management2. Quality Management3. Laboratory TestingSECTION 2: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY4. Endocrine (Thyroid, Pituitary, Adrenal, Bone, Pancreas, Reproductive) and Catecholamines5. Liver, Gastrointestinal, Pancreas, Biliary Tract6. Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Cardiac, Cancer, and Other Biomarkers, Lipids, and Glycoproteins7. Electrolytes, Blood Gases, Renal FunctionSECTION 3: HEMATOLOGY AND COAGULATION8. Hematology9. Hemostasis and ThrombosisSECTION 4: HEMATOPATHOLOGY AND MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY10. Hematology11. Body Fluids12. Molecular Diagnostics13. CytogenomicsSECTION 5: MICROBIOLOGY14. General Microbiology15. Bacteriology and Mycobacteriology16. Virology17. Mycology and ParasitologySECTION 6: BLOOD BANKING AND TRANSFUSION MEDICINE18. Blood Donation, Collection, Manufacturing and Regulatory Requirements19. Pretransfusion Testing and Immunohematology20. Transfusion Therapy and Complications of Transfusion21. Therapeutic Apheresis, Cellular Therapy and Tissue BankingSECTION 7: IMMUNOLOGY AND HLA22. Immunology, Immune Disorders and HLA
